St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-26
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Life at Camp andrews, Where the First
Regiment is Now Getting Taste
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Chautauquans at Mahtomedi---
Society Notes.
rTosT DARING ROBBERY.
Schaefor and O'Brien Guido Them
selves in Holding Up Business.


Frank Schaefer, the young highway
man who escaped from the police patrol
wagon while under arrest last Saturday
night, was captured in an old barn on
Toronto street at 5 o'clock yesterday
morning. His pal, Dan O'Brien, was
also taken, but again escaped, owing to
the stupidity or cOwardlce OF Ofilcer
RuZiSka.
Scbaefer and O'Brien, not satisfied
with their work of Saturday night,
when they held up and robbed two men
and eScaped from the officers, spent the
day Sunday under cover in the woods
on the Fort Smelling reservation, and
that night turned a trick which was
characterized by bOldneSs and during
that outshines all their previous
work. They sailed forth from
their hiding place at dusk ana
stealing SkiH mOOred on
the river bank at the upper flats, rowed
across to West st. Paul. They landed
at the foot of Mohawk avenue, and had
changed their clothing so as to be
hardly recognizable. At half past 9
O'Clock the two walked into Wagner'S
saloon, located OH West Fairfield ave
nue. above Rheime'S brewery, and
called for beer. The proprietor,
Jehn Wagner, was behind the
bar. and a dozen customers lounged
about the saloon, among them
constable and eX-deputy sheriff. ME
Wagner was drawing the beer y Brlen
walked straight up behind HIM, drew
his revolver and felled Wagner with
terrific blow on the head. As he did so
Sehaefer grabbed Wagner'S pocketbCok
containing S130 in currency, and the
of fkR S1lnnn
and away before the aston
iShed bystanderS recovered their
senses. Officer Hurley was notified and
the alarm was communicated to every
policeman in the city. The robbers re-
crossed the river in the stolen skin and
hid themselves III the loft OF the barn ON
Toronto street where they were found.
Sergeant Zirklebach and Officer Davis
struck the right trail about o'clock
yesterday morning, and ii was nearly
O'Clock when the two, accompanied by
Officer RuZiSka,
CAME TO THE BARN.
Zirklebach and Davis climbed through
the small hatchway leading to the loft
where Schaefer and O'Brien lay asleep,
and took their weapons without waking
them. The robbers took in the situation
at once when they opened their eyes
after vigorous shaking, and succumbed
gracefully. O'Brien was ordered to go
first down the hatchway, at the bottom
OF which Officer RuziSka was waiting to
take him in charge, while Davis and
Zirklebach remained with Schaefer.
O'Brien dropped beside RuZiska, and
the latter had taken him by the arm
when O'Brien ''ducked" and ran. Ru-
ZiSka pursued but the criminal was too
fleet for him and is still at large.
Chief Clark had RuZiSka arraigned be-
fore Mayor Smith for neglect of duty
and the officer explained that it was in
the effort to handcutf his prisoner that
he escaped. The officer was let off with
a reprimand. Schaefer was given a
cell in the county jail and refused
to talk to outsiders, but to Chief of
Police Clark he admitted his guilt freely.
He has cut two inches long on the top
of his head and another Oh the cheek,
received in the fight with Officer Me
MahOn Saturday morning. He lost con-
siderable blood by the wounds and
endured two days without food while
the police were hunting him down. He
had a little over $50 in his pocket,
which he said was Wagner's money, the
rest having been turned over to O'Brien
as his share of the SpOilS. Schaefer
carried the same revolver with which
the Gypsy, Dick Smith, Shot his uncle
at the short line crossing on West Sey-
enth street two years ago. 1t is fine
weapon. O'Brien was armed with 3S-
calibre Smith IL WesSon revolver.
Schaefer was identified positively
by John Wagner. and also by John
Anderson, the tailor whom they
robbed at Stahlman'S brewery Saturday
night. An emplOye of the Pioneer Fuel
company, of Minneapolis, came to st.
Paul last night and identified Schaefer
as one of the two who robbed him and
another citizen at Minneapolis last Fri
day night. There is no doubt but
Schaefer and O'Brien are responsible
for all of these robberies, and their total
booty aggregated four watches and
nearly $500 in money. The police are
In pursuit of O'Brien.